The Meritocratic Dilemma
We need a new way of thinking about the interplay of individualism and community.
How mystics, radicals, and philosophers shared heretical views of the self in 18th-century France. A Q&A with CHARLY COLEMAN The traditional consensus on the Enlightenment describes a compellingly simple narrative. It portrays humankind’s emergence from the shadows of blind faith and self-denial to its discovery …